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Warning about the fraudulent charities, creeps and con artists ready to take advantage of your willingness to help the victims of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Here’s how to avoid being scammed, and ensure your donation goes to a legitimate charity.
A warning you about fraudulent charities and the creeps and con artists all too ready to take advantage of your willingness to help Haiti, which has been battered in quick succession by another major earthquake and a major tropical storm. Here’s how to avoid being scammed.
The photos and video from Japan of the devastating earthquake and tsunamis, and their aftermath, are both riveting and heart-stopping. The massive humanitarian aid campaign already is underway, and you can help. Use your phone to text in a$10 donation to a legitimate, experienced charity. Most service providers do not charge for texting donations to
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The good guys are volunteering and working overtime to undo the damage of the BP oil spill, the worst environmental disaster US history. Beware of frauds. The bad guys are out there scamming instead of skimming. Job Scams — One fraud is asking you to pay up front for a job helping clean up
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Here’s what the travel industry is doing to help the victims of the Haiti earthquake, travelers who have been affected, and how you can help, too: Travel Guard is providing free emergency travel and medial assistance services to travelers and families affected by the earthquake, including coordinating emergency medial arrangements and evacuations, temporary lodging, cash wire transfers, passport
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The horror of the devestating earthquake in Haiti is beyond belief. So are the creeps taking advantage of our willingness to help by launching scam Haiti charities. CBS News is reporting that links on Google posing as Haitian charities are really links to malicious software sites that may steal your identity or turn your computer into a robot
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